New mechanism of action kills cancer cells microbiologystudy
In a first, a Bochum-based team has produced a substance capable of sending cancer cells into ferroptosis, that is a […]
Genetics
New research poised to transform approach to diagnosing and treating acute leukemia in children microbiologystudy
Genomic classification of ETP/ETP-like ALL. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07807-0 Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), St. Jude Children’s
How bread dough gave rise to civilization
A major international study has explained how bread wheat helped to transform the ancient world on its path to becoming
Decoding the world’s largest animal genome
Thirty times the size of the human genome: An international team of researchers led by Konstanz evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer
Leading AI models struggle to identify genetic conditions from patient-written descriptions, researchers find microbiologystudy
Clinical geneticists listen to patients describe their conditions as part of making diagnoses. While AI tools can interpret textbook-like medical
Researchers call for genetically diverse models to drive innovation in drug discovery microbiologystudy
A stylized icon of the mouse and human connection created by JAX Creative. Credit: The Jackson Laboratory Researchers at The
Genetics
New TNIP1 mutation discovery offers fresh hope for disease that can cause blindness microbiologystudy
The findings could lead to new and tailored treatments for Sjogren’s Syndrome and lupus that is caused by TNIP1 variants.
New haplotype reference panel for UK Biobank identifies several new rare-variant associations for tested traits microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In research reported in Nature Genetics, Professor Sir Mark Caulfield with Dr. Sinan Shi and Professor
Exciting advance in stem cell therapy microbiologystudy
A new technique developed by McGill researchers for mechanically manipulating stem cells could lead to new stem cell treatments, which